[Online seminar co-hosted by Hokuto & Co., Ltd. and FRONTEO Co., Ltd.]

As employment becomes more fluid, there are an increasing number of cases where key personnel take trade secrets with them when they leave the company and use them at a rival company, resulting in significant damage. It is most important to prevent trade secrets from being taken out, but it is not possible to prevent all cases of trade secrets being taken out by former employees. When a trade secret is discovered to have been taken out, it is also necessary to understand in advance what the initial response should be and what legal measures can be taken.
Since 2023, we have held a total of five live seminars and webinars, inviting lawyer Kyosuke Kaneko, who has experience representing victim companies in cases where former employees were sentenced to prison for taking trade secrets overseas, as the lecturer. Due to the high level of interest, 5 to 400 people have participated in the webinars, but in the survey, many people expressed a desire for a more detailed explanation. In response to this request, we will be holding a series of three consecutive lectures. If you would like to deepen your understanding of trade secrets, please join us.
[Theme for each session]
　Part 1: Emergency Response - Initial Response and Criminal Measures
　Part 2: Emergency Response - Civil Measures
　Part 3: Prevention in advance - Secrecy management
[Topic of the first session]
What is a trade secret?
- What should be the initial response if a trade secret is suspected to have been taken out?
・What facts will be revealed through a forensic investigation?
What are some examples of cases where trade secret violations have been punished?
What is the average sentence for trade secret violations?
- What are the key points for seeking punishment for trade secret violations?

Kyosuke Kaneko Attorney at Law
Partner, Hokuto Law Firm

[Biography]
March 19: Graduated from Waseda University Faculty of Law
March 22: Graduated from Keio University Law School
December 24: Joined Axis Law Office (Kyoto Bar Association)
March 4: Joined Hokuto Sogo Law Office (Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association)
May 5: Appointed partner of Hokuto Sogo Law Office

[Main fields of business]
Personnel labor (especially harassment, mentally ill people, personnel system changes, DD, PMI)
Infringement of trade secrets, violation of non-competition obligations
Controlling disputes of family companies, business succession/inheritance
Business Dispute, Litigation